Principal: Donna Woodcock
Associate Principal: Maria Lysen

High School
Athletic Forms

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GHS Newsletter, April 2013
(pdf)

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Principal's Note
Happy New Year.
All of us at Greenfield High School are excited to break ground and start the building of a new Greenfield High School. The latest plan calls for site work to begin on the first of April. With the construction occurring in the front of the present school it will be necessary to close down the parking lot, change the flow of traffic around the building, construct a new entrance on the north side of the building, and build parking for staff on the back field. I will be providing updates as the phasing process comes more specific.

With the beginning of the second semester, I would like to encourage you to stay involved with your child’s academic progress. We will continue to provide afterschool study time for any students on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday. A late bus is also available on those days to take students home. Please encourage your student to attend whenever they need extra support.

The high school has been awarded a 21st Century Learning grant that will provide students with after school academic and enrichment activities. The hope is to have a program in place before the end of the third quarter.

Please pay special attention to the enclosed MCAS schedule. All 8th, 9th and 10th graders will need to be in attendance every day for the test schedule. Please plan appointment times out of school on alternate days to avoid testing issues.

Please be aware of the school’s attendance policy—students should not miss more than ten days in a semester in order to receive credit for the class. Year-long classes allow no more than 20 absences.
Thanks for all your support in helping to achieve our first semester goals.
Donna Woodcock, Principal
donwoo1@gpsk12.org

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Calendar of Upcoming Events for April 22-June 28, 2013
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Day	Month	Date	Description
Monday	April	29	GROUND BREAKING FOR NEW H.S. – 11 a.m.
Monday	April	29	Ms. McCoy – Small Auditorium – 2:15 – 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday	April	30	Faculty Meeting – Ms. Woodcock – Cafeteria - 2:00-3:30 p.m.
Tuesday	April	30	AIC – Rm. 36 – 4 p.m.
Wednesday	May	1	Spring Concert – Music Dept. – Auditorium – 7 p.m.
Wednesday	May	1	Literacy Class – Room 32 – 2:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Thursday	May	2	AIC Classes – Rm. 101, 36, 35 – 4 – 9 p.m.
Thursday	May	2	Special Music Show Rehearsal – Auditorium -2:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Friday	May	3	Special Music Show Rehearsal – Auditorium-2:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Saturday	May	4	SAT’s – Various Rooms – 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Saturday	May	4	Special Music Show Rehearsal - Auditorium – 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Saturday	May	4	Special Music Show for Mr. Calcari – Auditorium – 7 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Sunday	May	5	Building Closed
Monday	May	6	Ms. McCoy – Small Auditorium – 2:15 – 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday	May	7	Drama Club Practice – Auditorium – 2:15 – 4:15 p.m.
Tuesday	May	7	AIC – Rm. 36 – 4 p.m.
Wednesday	May	8	Literacy Class – Room 32 – 2:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday	May	8	Drama Production – Auditorium - 2:30 – 9 p.m. (6:30 p.m. Performance)
Thursday	May	9	AIC Classes – Rm. 101, 36, 35 – 4 – 9 p.m.
Thursday	May	9	GCC Dance Rehearsal – Auditorium – 3-10 p.m.
Friday	May	10	GCC Dance Production – Auditorium – 3 – 10 p.m.
Saturday	May	11	AP Physics Workshop – Science Area – 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. (Café for Lunch)
Sunday	May	12	Mother’s Day– Building Closed
Monday	May	13	Ms. McCoy – Small Auditorium – 2:15 – 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday	May	14	AIC – Rm. 36 – 4 p.m.
Tuesday	May	14	School Building Committee – Library – 6 p.m.
Tuesday	May	14	Music Parents Meeting – Music Rm. – 7 p.m.
Wednesday	May	15	Literacy Class – Room 32 – 2:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday	May	15	PVS Rehearsal – Auditorium – 6 – 10 p.m.
Thursday	May	16	AIC Classes – Rm. 101, 36, 35 – 4 – 9 p.m.
Thursday	May	16	School Committee Meeting – 6 p.m.
Thursday	May	16	GHSAA Meeting – Guidance Suite – 6:30 p.m.
Friday	May	17	Lunch Series – Auditorium – 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Friday	May	17	PVS Rehearsal – Auditorium – 6 – 10 p.m.
Saturday	May	18	PVS Concert – Auditorium – 5 – 10 p.m. (Concert at 7:30 p.m.)
Sunday	May	19	Building Closed
Monday	May	20	Ms. McCoy – Small Auditorium – 2:15 – 3:30 p.m.
Monday	May	20	Radio Club – Cafeteria/Sm. Audit. 6 p.m.
Tuesday	May	21	AIC – Rm. 36 – 4 p.m.
Wednesday	May	22
Thursday	May	23	AIC Classes – Rm. 101, 36, 35 – 4 – 9 p.m.
Friday	May	24	Early Dismissal  – 11:15 a.m.
Saturday	May	25	Building Closed
Sunday	May	26	Building Closed
Monday	May	27	Building Closed – Memorial Day- Parade at 10 a.m.
Tuesday	May	28	AIC – Rm. 36 – 4 p.m.
Wednesday	May	29	Senior Graduation Practice – Auditorium – 9:30 a.m.
Wednesday	May	29	Senior Last Assembly – Awards Presented – Auditorium – 12:45  p.m.
Thursday	May	30	Senior Graduation Practice – Auditorium – 9:30 a.m.
Thursday	May	30	AIC Classes – Rm. 101, 36, 35 – 4 – 9 p.m.
Thursday	May	30	Senior Class Night – Auditorium – 6:45 p.m.
Friday	May	31	Senior Class Trip – High Meadows – 7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Friday	May	31	Lunch Series – Auditorium – 11a.m. – 12:30 p.m
Saturday	June	1	Building Closed
Sunday	June	2	Building Closed
Sunday	June	2	GRADUATION at GCC – 4:15 p.m.
Monday	June	3
Tuesday	June	4	AIC – Rm. 36 – 4 p.m.
Wednesday	June	5	Pizazza Dance Group – Rehearsal – Auditorium – 4 -9 p.m.
Thursday	June	6	Pizazza Dance Group –Set-up – Auditorium – 2 – 8 p.m.
Thursday	June	6	AIC Classes – Rm. 101, 36, 35 – 4 – 9 p.m.
Thursday	June	6	GHS Cross Country Dinner – Rm. 91
Friday	June	7	Pizazza Dance Droup – Performance – Auditorium – 2 – 8 p.m.
Saturday	June	8	Building Closed
Sunday	June	9	Building Closed
Monday	June	10	Dawn’s School of Dance – Rehearsal - Auditorium – 4:30 – 8 p.m.
Monday	June	10	Radio Club – Cafeteria/Sm. Audit. 6 p.m.
Tuesday	June	11	AIC – Rm. 36 – 4 p.m.
Tuesday	June	11	School Building Committee – Library – 6 p.m.
Tuesday	June	11	Music Parents Meeting – Music Room – 7 p.m.
Wednesday	June	12	Dawn’s School of Dance – Rehearsal - Auditorium – 4:30 – 8 p.m.
Thursday	June	13	AIC Classes – Rm. 101, 36, 35 – 4 – 9 p.m.
Thursday	June	13	Dawn’s School of Dance – Performance – 5 – 8 p.m.
Friday	June	14
Saturday	June	15	Building Closed
Sunday	June	16	Building Closed
Monday	June	17	Early Dismissal – 11:15 p.m.
Tuesday	June	18	Early Dismissal – 11:15 p.m. (LAST DAYOF SCHOOL)
Tuesday	June	18	AIC Class – Room 36 – 4 – 9 p.m.
Wednesday	June	19
Thursday	June	20	Blood Drive – Gym – 6:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Thursday	June	20	AIC Classes – Rm. 101, 36, 35 – 4 – 9 p.m.
Thursday	June	20	School Committee Meeting – Library - 6 p.m.
Thursday	June	20	GHSAA Meeting – Guidance Suite – 6:30 p.m.
Friday	June	21
Saturday	June	22	Building Closed
Sunday	June	23	Building Closed
Monday	June	24	Building On Summer Hour for Summer School Vacation. (8 a.m. – 3 p.m. and Closed from 12 Noon to 1 p.m.)
Tuesday	June	25	AIC – Room 36 – 4 – 9 p.m.
Wednesday	June	26
Thursday	June	27	AIC – Rm. 35, 36, +101 – 4 -9 p.m.
Friday	June	28
Saturday	June	29	Closed
Sunday	June	30	Closed
Monday	July	1
Tuesday	July	2	AIC – Rm. 101-32-36 – 4 – 9 p.m.
Wednesday	July	3
Thursday	July	4	Holiday– Building Closed

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Calendar is subject to change.

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Wave crests to final, 62-49
By JASON BUTYNSKI
Recorder Staff
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
(Published in print: Wednesday, March 6, 2013)

Photos: Recorder/Peter MacDonald

AMHERST — When Greenfield High School needed a spark, it turned to the thing that got it to the Western Massachusetts Division II Boys’ Basketball Tournament semifinals: Defense.

The top-seeded Green Wave held fourth-seeded Taconic High School to just nine points in the fourth quarter — including a meaningless 3-pointer in the closing seconds — and the offense thrived off it by scoring 18 points en route to Greenfield’s 62-49 victory at Curry Hicks Cage.

Greenfield (20-2) moves on to Saturday’s title game at 4 p.m., when it will face second-seeded South Hadley High School (15-7), which knocked off Sabis International Charter School 52-40 in Tuesday’s early semifinal at the Cage. It will be the Wave’s 11th all-time appearance in the finals, its first since losing 53-37 to South Hadley in 2004. This will be the third time the teams have met in the finals, the other coming in 2001 when the Tigers edged Greenfield, 50-49.

Greenfield used nine players, with the minutes pretty evenly spread by Wave coach Scott Thayer, who continually substituted to keep fresh defensive legs. He said it’s the same tactic he’s employed all season, and it’s been an edge the team has hung its hat on.

“We wanted to keep the pressure up,” he said of the tactic. “We knew we were going to give up some but we just kept telling our guys, ‘Keep the pressure on, keep the pressure on.’”

The main offensive weapons Thayer was looking to take away were Treyvon Sims and Shaquille Ardrey, a pair of guards who score in double figures. Sims netted eight points in the first five minutes of play, but the Green Wave held him to just eight more points the rest of the way. Ardrey, meanwhile, netted 14 points on the night but was hounded throughout by the Wave defense.

Despite the tough Green Wave defense, Taconic entered the fourth quarter with some momentum after Ardrey hit a 3-pointer late in the third to pull the Braves (13-9) within four points, 44-40. That helped the team close the seven-point halftime deficit they faced with Greenfield holding a 28-21 lead.

The four-point deficit would be as close as the Braves got, though, as Greenfield opened the fourth on a 11-2 run, highlighted by a behind the back pass from Vincent Funari to Tyler Miller that the Green Wave’s lone senior finished off with a 3-pointer.

Greenfield upped the lead to 55-42 after three minutes of play and then clamped down defensively while running time off the clock on its offensive possessions. Wave forward Lew Borden finished with six of his 13 points in the final frame, but as was the case all night, the scoring was balanced. While Taconic finished with just four players on the score sheet, Greenfield had eight of its nine players with at least two points. Thayer said that he told his players to continue doing the same thing in the fourth quarter that they had done to that point, and the advice paid off. “We just said, ‘Stick with what we do. We talked about the energy and the effort level. We want to make everything fundamental and the guys responded. This was an institutional win tonight.”

Robin Marchese also had a big night for the Green Wave. The junior point guard was solid, controlling the offense, and finishing with a game-high 17 points, to boot. Funari was also a spark, scoring 11 points, while Miller finished with 9.

The game was tight throughout the first quarter, with neither team taking more than a three-point lead at any point despite the teams combining for 24 points. The two squads got off to a fast start offensively, including the Braves, as Sims hit a pair of 3-pointers en route to eight points in the opening quarter. Greenfield, meanwhile got points from four players in the opening frame, as it gave a glimpse of how the offense would be spread around. While the two teams each scored 12 points in the first 5:30, the scoring came to a screeching halt as the defenses went to work, and neither side scored a point in the final 2:30.

The second quarter saw the Green Wave take control of the game, opening up on a 9-0 run to take a 21-12 lead it would not relinquish. The run was fueled by the Green Wave defense, which held Taconic scoreless for the first three minutes of the second half. While the Braves were struggling to score, Greenfield was filling up the hoop, including Marchese, who had five points in the run and finished with seven points in the quarter. Taconic made a run of its own to get back in the game, getting as close as four points, but Greenfield took the 28-21 lead into the break and never surrendered the lead.

1/03/13